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| UpdatedThe Tasmanian Director of Public Prosecutions will not be charging the man named by the coroner as Lucille Butterworth's killer.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, hobart-7000, tas
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| UpdatedThe image of Tassal, Australia's largest salmon producer, receives another hit after an ethical superannuation fund divests itself of the company's shares..
Topics: fishing-aquaculture, business-economics-and-finance, tas
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| UpdatedContempt of Parliament cases in Tasmania are rare and a $40 fine is just one of the outcomes which could be awaiting Tasmania's Treasurer.
Topics: states-and-territories, tas
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Tasmania's Treasurer has appeared before a Parliamentary committee but has refused to hand over confidential documents.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, money-and-monetary-policy, tas
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| UpdatedTreasurer Peter Gutwein may be held in contempt of Parliament after refusing to hand over confidential document to the Public Accounts Committee, a move he has described as "astonishing".
Topics: government-and-politics, hobart-7000, tas
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National statistics show Tasmania's vaccination rates are among the lowest for the cancer-related HPV, a situation doctors have described as completely unacceptable.
Topics: sexually-transmitted-diseases, diseases-and-disorders, vaccines-and-immunity, tas
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The Tasmanian Parliament resumes with the absence of Attorney-General Vanessa Goodwin due to a serious illness, posing several issues for Premier Will Hodgman.
Topics: state-parliament, states-and-territories, tas
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| UpdatedA disinfectant failing to clean sprouted seeds is blamed for the deaths of 16 critically endangered orange-bellied parrots in Tasmania.
Topics: birds, research-organisations, taroona-7053, tas
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| UpdatedTasmanian teenagers hope the latest report on their wellbeing showing high suicide rates will be a wake-up call to the Government.
Topics: suicide, rural-youth, youth, mental-health, tas
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Hobart musicians say they are owed thousands of dollars in unpaid fees for performances at a venue associated with the failed Nant Whisky Bar.
Topics: small-business, hobart-7000, tas
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| UpdatedTasmania's Attorney-General Vanessa Goodwin comments publicly for the first time since being diagnosed with multiple brain tumours.
Topics: government-and-politics, hobart-7000, tas
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| UpdatedTasmania's Health Minister dismisses calls by Opposition Leader Rebecca White for an inquiry into bed shortages at Royal Hobart Hospital, asking "Is this the best she can come up with?"
Topics: healthcare-facilities, government-and-politics, tas, hobart-7000
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| UpdatedThe astonishing crime report result showing one Tasmanian location as having the highest usage of MDMA of anywhere in Australia could be the result of a 'music festival' coinciding with its sample period, a top anti-crime figure says.
Topics: drug-offences, crime, law-crime-and-justice, drug-use, drug-education, drugs-and-substance-abuse, tas
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| UpdatedTasmania's rapidly ageing population will require an extra 5,000 workers within a decade, creating new opportunities for migrants and young people, the industry says.
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The issue of redress for victims of child sexual abuse must be urgently tackled by governments and institutions, Justice Peter McClellan says, as the royal commission holds its final public hearing.
Topics: royal-commissions, child-abuse, australia, sydney-2000, act, nsw, nt, qld, sa, tas, vic, wa
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| UpdatedAs Evandale Football Club celebrates its 125th year, new female teams are giving the northern Tasmanian club renewed life.
Topics: community-and-society, australian-football-league, sport, evandale-7212, tas
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| UpdatedIce and MDMA usage in Tasmania's regional areas are among the highest in Australia, while Hobart has so far escaped the worst ravages of the meth scourge, according to new data collected from sewage.
Topics: drugs-and-substance-abuse, law-crime-and-justice, crime, forensic-science, tas
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| UpdatedTasmania's super funds manage $7 billion of Tasmanians' money and invest just 4 per cent back in the state — but two men have a plan to change that.
Topics: superannuation, architecture, business-economics-and-finance, tas, australia
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| UpdatedA prison guard who volunteered himself as a hostage, a man who drowned while trying to save his cousin, and a paramedic who tended to a man's gunshot wound are recognised for their bravery.
Topics: awards-and-prizes, human-interest, tas
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| UpdatedThe population of fallow deer in Tasmania is on the rise, a group of academics warn, as the state's legislative council investigates the impact the animals are having on environment and economy.
Topics: rural, environment, tas, australia
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| UpdatedVanessa Goodwin is in a "stable condition" in hospital, it has been announced, following Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman's shock press conference revealing the Attorney-General has been diagnosed with multiple brain tumours.
Topics: diseases-and-disorders, health, political-parties, government-and-politics, tas
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Tasmanians in the state's north-east are concerned the success of the region's mountain bike boom will be overshadowed by the State Government's controversial decision to open up forest around popular trails for logging.
Topics: tourism, travel-and-tourism, forestry, tas
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A Tasmanian man who nursed his dying wife at home hopes others will continue to have the option of palliative care as two key programs face funding uncertainty.
Topics: death, community-organisations, community-and-society, tas
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While scientists are desperately scrambling to research and understand reef sections subjected to coral bleaching, other sections of the reef have attracted little attention — until now.
Topics: science-and-technology, oceans-and-reefs, environment, brisbane-4000, townsville-4810, cairns-4870, bicheno-7215, derby-6728, dampier-peninsula-6725, qld, tas, wa
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| UpdatedGreens leader Cassy O'Connor lashes Tasmania's Speaker over tighter restrictions on media access at State Parliament, saying Parliament "belongs to all of us".
Topics: state-parliament, information-and-communication, tas